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Altiplano "high plain"; a series of highland valleys and plateaus located in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru Bauxite a mineral used in making aluminum Campesino "rural or rustic; a peasant" a tenant farmer or farm worker Cordillera a related set of separate mountain ranges Escarpment a steep cliff that separates two level areas of different elevations Estuary a flooded river valley at the wide mouth of a river Favela "poor community" Gasohol a fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol Gauchos a cowboy who herds cattle in the Pampas of Argentina and Uruguay Llanos a plains region in southeastern Venezuela Mulatto a person of mixed ancestry Pampas a grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay Paramos a series of highland valleys and plateaus in the Andes of Ecuador Piedmont a region of rolling foothills Selva "forest" or "jungle" in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia Service industry a business that provides a service such as hotels and restaurants Timber line the boundary in high elevations above which continuous forest vegetation cannot grow